John J. Macionis - Sociology

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This book is offered to teachers of sociology in the hope that it will help our students understand their place in today's society and in tomorrow's world.

John J. Macionis & Linda M. Gerber

1. Thinking Globally

2. Thinking about Diversity: Race, Class, and Gender

3. Controversy and Debate

4. Sociology and the Media

5. Sociology in Focus

6. Thinking Critically

1. Thinking Globally

2. Sociology in Focus Videos

1. Global Maps: Window on the World

2. Canada Maps: Seeing Ourselves

The world today challenges us as never before. The economy is uncertain, not only here at home but around the world. Technological disasters of our own making threaten the natural environment. There is much anger about howand whetherour leaders are doing their jobs. Perhaps no one should be surprised to read polls that tell us most people are anxious about their economic future, unhappy with government, and worried about the state of the planet. Many of us simply feel overwhelmed, as if we are up against forces we can barely grasp.

That's where sociology comes in. For more than 150 years, sociologists have been working to better understand how society operates. Sociologists may not have all the answers, but we have learned quite a lot. A beginning course in sociology is your introduction to the fascinating and very useful study of the world around you. After all, we all have a stake in understanding our world and, as best we can, improving it.

Sociology, Ninth Canadian Edition, provides a comprehensive view of how the world works. You will find this book informative and even entertaining. Before you have even finished the first chapter, you will discover that sociology is not only usefulit's also fun. Sociology is a field of study that can change the way you see the world and open the door to many new opportunities. What could be more exciting than that?

Sociology, Ninth Canadian Edition, places a thorough revision of the discipline's leading textbook at the centre of an interactive learning program. Our outstanding learning program has been constructed with care and directed toward both high-quality content and easy and effective operation. Each major section of every chapter has a purpose, which is stated simply in the form of a Learning Objective. All the learning objectives are listed on the first page of each chapter; they guide students through their reading of the chapter, and they appear again as the organizing structure of the Making the Grade summary at the chapter's end. These learning objectives also involve a range of cognitive abilities.

Some sections of the text focus on more basic cognitive skillssuch as remembering the definitions of key concepts and understanding ideas to the point of being able to explain them in one's own wordswhile others ask students to compare and contrast theories and apply them to specific topics. In addition, questions throughout the text provide students with opportunities to engage in discovery, analysis, and evaluation. The Sociology in Focus blog, to which readers can link to at the end of each chapter, gives readers the chance to evaluate many of the most current debates and controversies as they read frequent postings by a team of young and engaging sociologists.

We also strive to get students writing. First, students will consistently encounter Journal Prompts throughout each chapter, where they're encouraged to write a response to a short-answer question applying what they've just learned. A Shared Writing question at the end of each chapter asks students to respond to a question and see responses from their peers on the same question. These discussionswhich include moderation tools and must first be enabled by the instructoroffer students an opportunity to interact with each other in the context of their reading. Finally, at the end of each chapter there is a more comprehensive Seeing Sociology in Your Everyday Life interactive essay.

Finally, another key part of the REVEL content is our video programthe Core Concept Video Series. This is a series of short videos that fall into six categories.

• In The Big Picture videos, sociologist Jodie Lawston provides an introductory overview of the text chapter.

• The Basics videos present a review of the most important concepts for each core topic in the course, using an animated whiteboard format.

• Sociology on the Job videos, created by Professor Tracy Xavia Karner, connect the content of each chapter to the world of work and careers.

• Sociology in Focus videos feature a sociological perspective on today's popular culture.

• Social Inequalities videos, featuring Lester Andrist, introduce notable sociologists who highlight their own research emphasizing the importance of inequality based on race, class, and gender.

• Thinking Like a Sociologist videos introduce students to examples and issues using data. These friendly videos help build students' quantitative analysis skills.

Videos from this series are placed within the narrative where they are most relevant, ensuring that students encounter the videos at the most appropriate moment in their reading.

REVEL will lift students to a higher level of learning. Our students have grown up in a digital world of on-screen action; now, learning about our society will provide this same dynamic experience. The advantages of REVEL over using a traditional print book are many: